Book Review

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  January 7, 2024        
The Bezos Blueprint
From the bestselling author of Talk Like TED, renowned communications coach Carmine Gallo reveals the leadership secrets of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - and gives you the tools to master…

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  December 6, 2023        
Reasons Not  to Worry
Brigid Delaney is a journalist for The Guardian, and writes a popular weekly column, 'Brigid Delaney's Diary', that is widely read in Australia, the US and the UK. She is…

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  September 6, 2023        
Braving The Wilderness
Brené Brown is the widely lauded author behind numerous bestselling self-help and personal development books. Some of her best known releases include Daring Greatly, Dare to Lead, Rising Strong, and…

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  July 6, 2023        
The Power of Regret
Daniel H. Pink is the author of several books including the New York Times bestsellers When, Drive, To Sell Is Human and A Whole New Mind. His books have won…

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  March 1, 2023        
Powerful
Patty McCord was the former Chief Talent Officer at Netlflix and in her 2018 book, Powerful: Building A Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, she shares her personal journey at Netflix.

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  May 26, 2022        
Think Again
Adam Grant is an American psychologist, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, and is currently a professor at the Wharton School at the University of…

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  November 1, 2021        
The Kindness Revolution
Hugh Mackay is an oxygenarian, psychologist, author, weekly newspaper columnist, social researcher and the founder of the The Ipsos Mackay Report. 

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  September 1, 2021        
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
In 2014 Nir Eyal published his first bestselling book, Hooked, where he decodes how companies can ‘Build Habit-Forming Products’ with addictive consumer outcomes.

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  September 1, 2020        
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
Daniel Coyle is the bestselling author of the 2009 book The Talent Code and his latest book The Culture Code, released earlier this year, has also quickly become a business…

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  February 7, 2020        
Sapiens  –  Homo Deus  –  21 Lessons For The 21st Century
If you want to become a more organised person in life, make your bed immediately after you get up in the morning.

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  June 7, 2019        
New Power
Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans have co-authored this amazing book that decodes how the global power base has been completely transformed in our digital age. This book also looks at…

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  February 4, 2019        
Atomic Habits
If you want to become a more organised person in life, make your bed immediately after you get up in the morning.

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  August 20, 2018        
The Culture Code
Daniel Coyle is the bestselling author of the 2009 book The Talent Code and his latest book The Culture Code, released earlier this year, has also quickly become a business…

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  March 1, 2018        
Taming Toxic People
David Gillespie is a corporate lawyer, author and software cofounder with no medical or psychological qualifications, however in his book, Taming Toxic People, he states that 5 to 10 percent…

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  November 1, 2017        
Irresistible
Adam Alter is an Associate Professor of Marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business. His latest book, 'Irresistible', hits you between the eyes with a provocative discussion on…

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  July 1, 2017        
Still Lucky
Dr. Rebecca Huntley is an Australian social researcher, author, feature writer, ABC radio presenter and has a PhD in Gender Studies.

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  November 1, 2016        
The Second Curve
Charles Handy is an octogenarian (born in 1932), an author of over 15 books and a social philosopher. In 2001 he was ranked second, behind Peter Drucker, in a list…

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  August 1, 2016        
ReWork
Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson are the co-authors of Rework and founders of the software company 37signals, which produces products such as Basecamp, Highrise, Backpack and Campfire.

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  May 1, 2016        
Are You Fully Charged?
Tom Rath is the author of five New York Times bestselling books, including Eat Move Sleep and StrengthsFinder 2.0, and is a senior scientist at Gallup.

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  February 1, 2016        
Still Learning
Firstly, I need to declare my bias in reviewing Des Penny’s book ‘Still Learning - tales from a life in leadership’, as Des is my business partner and I have…

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  November 2, 2015        
What Matters Now
Last December, I booked into Gary Hamel’s 1-Day ‘What Matters Now’ workshop in Melbourne, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but more importantly I loved his impassioned plea for leaders and organisation's…

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  August 2, 2015        
Multipliers
We all know the two extremes in the workplace when it comes to working with managers. At one end of the continuum, we have the devastatingly negative impact of a…

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  May 2, 2015        
Winning The Battle For Relevance
Michael McQueen is an Australian author, speaker, social researcher and a commentator on TV and radio programs.

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  February 1, 2015        
Leaders Eat Last
Sinek’s most recent book, ‘Leaders Eat Last’, was released in 2014 and explores the big question – how do some leaders and companies get it right in inspiring trust, cooperation…

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  November 2, 2014        
The 10 X Rule
Grant Cardone is CEO and founder of Grant Cardone Sales Training, is a New York Times best-selling author with his 2010 book ‘If You're Not First, You're Last’, is the…

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  August 2, 2014        
Hooked
Dolan and Naidu’s book ‘Hooked’ provides leaders with a succinct and powerful methodology that will compel you to embrace the art and science of storytelling in a business context.

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  May 2, 2014        
The Game Changer
Dr. Jason Fox is a Melbourne based ‘global authority on motivation strategy and design’ and now an author of his first book The Game Changer.

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  February 2, 2014        
David And Goliath
I am a massive fan of Malcolm Gladwell’s previous work (The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw) and his latest book is another fascinating read, in fact, I…

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  November 2, 2013        
People Styles at Work and Beyond
People Styles at Work has become a Proteus classic. It is a must read for all new staff at Proteus, especially our leading educators, as the Behavioural Style model explained…

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  August 2, 2013        
Give And Take
Adam Grant, Wharton’s youngest tenured professor, has divided the world into three types of people, Takers, Matchers and Givers and through comprehensive research, explores which of the three styles has…

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  May 5, 2013        
To Sell Is Human
Daniel Pink has really established himself as one of the top international leadership and workplace gurus.

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